Ernie Duplechin
# Ernie Duplechin

Ernie Duplechin (c. 1932 – December 24, 2020) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the McNeese State University from 1979 to 1981, compiling a record of 28–6–1. Duplechin was the athletic director at McNeese State from 1980 to 1985.

Duplechin died at the age of 88, on December 24, 2020.

## Head coaching record

### College

| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| McNeese State Cowboys (Southland Conference) (1979–1981) ||||||
| 1979 | McNeese State | 11–1 | 5–0 | 1st | L Independence |
| 1980 | McNeese State | 10–2 | 5–0 | 1st | L Independence |
| 1981 | McNeese State | 7–3–1 | 3–1–1 | 2nd | |
| McNeese State: | McNeese State: | 28–6–1 | 13–1–1 | | |
| Total: | Total: | 28–6–1 | | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||
